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Updated on: Dec 2025
Google RCS Archival Feature Sparks Employee Privacy Concerns
Employment

Google RCS Archival Feature Sparks Employee Privacy Concerns

Google has introduced a new enterprise feature that allows companies to archive and review text messages, including end-to-end encrypted chats, on work-managed Android devices. While initial, sensational headlines suggested Google was “sharing all texts” with employers, the reality is more nuanced, yet still marks a significant erosion of digital privacy on corporate hardware. Scope of […]

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Accenture Leads as ISB’s Batch Posts Summer Internship Report
Internship

Accenture Leads as ISB’s Batch Posts Summer Internship Report

The Indian School of Business (ISB) has released its Summer Internship Report for the inaugural Post Graduate Programme in Management for Young Leaders (PGP YL) cohort of 2025-27. The report highlights intense interest from top global firms, resulting in the highest stipend reaching a remarkable ₹7.3 lakh for the internship period. The PGP YL programme […]

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IBM Appoints Prashanth M Kumar as Director, Global Payroll
Appointments

IBM Appoints Prashanth M Kumar as Director, Global Payroll

IBM, the global technology and consulting giant, has announced the appointment of Prashanth M Kumar as the new Director of Global Payroll. This strategic leadership change underscores IBM’s continued commitment to modernizing its vast Human Resources (HR) and human capital management (HCM) infrastructure worldwide, ensuring precision, compliance, and an enhanced employee experience for its massive […]

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Virtual Internship in Python, AI-ML, Data Science: Deadline Dec 5
Employment

Virtual Internship in Python, AI-ML, Data Science: Deadline Dec 5

AICTE and Robokwik.com have announced a pan-India virtual internship program focused on high-demand tech skills: Python, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Java, and Website Development. The virtual internship program is ideal for students and fresh graduates looking to gain practical exposure and a credible certificate before the end of 2025. Key Details Program Structure […]

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IBM Appoints Aparna as Chief Talent, Leadership & Culture Officer
Appointments

IBM Appoints Aparna as Chief Talent, Leadership & Culture Officer

IBM, an American multinational technology corporation elevates Aparna N as Chief Talent, Leadership & Culture Officer, marking yet another milestone in her long-standing career with the organization. This elevation reflects IBM’s growing emphasis on strengthening its people, culture, and leadership ecosystem globally. A Leader with More Than Two Decades at IBM She is an experienced […]

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Digi Yatra Staff Strike Over Massive Pay Delays
Strike

Digi Yatra Staff Strike Over Massive Pay Delays

The convenience of modern air travel was abruptly halted at Surat International Airport on Friday as approximately 40 employees operating the central ‘Digi Yatra’ facility went on strike, protesting repeated and prolonged delays in receiving their monthly salaries. The mass protest stemmed from a critical lapse in vendor management by the Airports Authority of India […]

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Indian IT Firms Secure Lowest Number of H-1B Visas in a Decade
Industry

Indian IT Firms Secure Lowest Number of H-1B Visas in a Decade

The landscape of skilled foreign employment in the United States has undergone a dramatic transformation, evidenced by the sharp drop in approvals of H-1B visas for major Indian IT firms. According to a policy brief by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), the top seven Indian IT services companies secured just 4,573 H-1B petitions for initial […]

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Workers Decry Dilution of Rights in New Labour Codes
Labour Law

Workers Decry Dilution of Rights in New Labour Codes

Workers and farmer bodies across India staged massive protests on November 26, 2025, against the implementation of the four new Central Labour Codes. The nationwide demonstrations were led by a joint platform of ten central trade unions, including INTUC, AITUC, and CITU, who denounced the codified laws as unilaterally imposed, ‘anti-worker,’ and deeply regressive. The […]

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Over 1,000 Amazon Staff Demand Ethics Over Automation Speed
Technology

Over 1,000 Amazon Staff Demand Ethics Over Automation Speed

Over one thousand Amazon employees, supported by thousands of external signatories from across the tech industry, have issued a scathing open letter to CEO Andy Jassy and the company’s leadership (S-team). The letter delivers a stark warning that Amazon’s “all-costs-justified, warp-speed approach” to artificial intelligence risks causing “staggering damage to democracy, to our jobs, and […]

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Bank Unions Call for Immediate Permanent Recruitment Drive
Hiring

Bank Unions Call for Immediate Permanent Recruitment Drive

India’s major bank employee unions are mounting pressure on the government and the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) to immediately halt the trend of outsourcing and contract staffing, demanding a return to permanent, direct recruitment. The unions raise serious alarms about the long-term viability of the banking sector’s workforce. They cite significant staff shortages and mounting […]

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Nvidia CEO Pushes Workforce to Fully Integrate AI Tools
Technology

Nvidia CEO Pushes Workforce to Fully Integrate AI Tools

Jensen Huang, the visionary CEO of chip giant Nvidia, is driving a sweeping cultural and operational change within the company, urging every employee to fully adopt and integrate generative artificial intelligence into their daily workflows. The mandate, which Jensen has termed a shift towards employees becoming ‘AI co-pilots,’ underscores the company’s belief that AI is […]

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EPFO-ESIC Launch Voluntary Enrolment Scheme
EPFO

EPFO-ESIC Launch Voluntary Enrolment Scheme

The Ministry of Labour & Employment has unveiled a significant six-month initiative, the Employees’ Enrolment Scheme, 2025 (EES 2025), aimed at aggressively expanding the coverage of organized social security across India. Launched jointly by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), the scheme offers a critical, simplified window for employers […]

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